Express & Limited Too... interesting/unlimited connections

Today

I'm going to limit myself

To Just talk about

Express

And Limited Too

Today

I washed myself

With "Berry Cool Sparklicious"

Body wash from Limited Too...

Hahaha.... How old am I?

Breaking into the soap stash

With all the Bath & Body Works

I like to be Sparklicious

Glitter is girly

And unexpected

In fact I've gotten

"What the hell are you... a f***ing Pixie!"

"Now I have glitter on me!"

"The herpes of the craft department"

That's what we called it

At my old job... RA's are crafty

Well anyway,

Limited Too

Is for cool kids

Trendy kids

But it is limited

To about 9 - 13.

Preteens who are small

Too small for adult sizes

Today

My sparkled self

Went to the dry cleaners

To pick up Edited Editors

Hemmed to Perfection

From Express

The Express is limited

To people with a good job

I used to not go in there

I didn't have a real job

Now I love the place

So many colors of pants

Cut just right

Perfect for work

I just wish that the pants

Were shorter

I don't wear stilettos

To work

I don't wear stilettos

Period

Express should offer Hemming.

I'm 5' 5" after all.

Express had Express Men next door

Looks like where I should go

To pick up men

Who have a good job

And who look good

At their good job

Men: looking good + having a good job = chick magnet

Interesting trivia & history connecting all the dots... thanks Wikipedia

1912 - Bella Cabakoff emigrated w/ family to U.S. from Russia

Gotta love that 1st generation work ethic

Age 21 - She became the youngest buyer for Lazarus Department Store Chain

I used to shop at Lazarus Department Store in Moultrie

Not sure if this Lazarus is related

1951- Bella & husband, Harry Wexner open women's clothing store, Leslie's

Named for her son, Leslie Wexner

Leslie then started The Limited, for younger women

1964 - Parent's close their store to join Leslie at The Limited

Sure he loved that!

The Limited took off and became public in 1969

It's listed as LTD on NYSE

1980 - Express opens as Limited Express

1982 -Acquires Victoria Secret

1982 - Lane Bryant

1985 - Henri Bendel

Lerner (now New York & Company)

1988 - Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F became publicly traded in 1996)

1989 - Structure opens, now Express Men

1990's - developed Limited Too, Bath & Body Works, Structure, & Victoria Secret Beauty

1998 - The White Barn Candle Company starts out of Bath & Body Work store conversions.

1999 - Limited Too, now part of Tween Brands, Inc

2007 - Limited Brands sold majority stake to Golden Gate Capital Partners

Limited Brands currently operates

Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret's Pink

Bath & Body Works

Henri Bendel

C.O.Bigelow

The White Barn Candle Company

La Senza

Obviously, Limited Brands, hasn't been limited.

Shh... the Secret Medicine Cabinet

The medicine cabinet
I guess some people actually keep medicine in there
I don't

I don't know what other people keep in their cabinets
Because I was taught for a young age to never, ever
look into someone's medicine cabinet
It's rude
The medicine cabinet is private
It's like digging through someone's closet
But worse, because it's located in the bathroom
The most private room in the house
In fact my dad designed our old house
Without bathroom windows
In any of our 4 bathrooms
Because the bathroom is THAT private

But, I admit...
Well... I mean what are you going to do
When you've ran out of toilet paper
Or shampoo
Or a feminine product
While visiting.

Well...
You look around the bathroom
And then pray for forgiveness

So... this is what I have.
St. Ives
Maybelline
Colgate
Mary Kay
Neutrogena
L'oreal
Lancomé
Estée Lauder
Physicans Formula
Oral B
The Body Shop
Swan
Revlon
Dove

All my most hidden secrets!
As you can see, I have absolutely no brand loyalty towards makeup products.
I try to keep things that are easy on my skin, but it looks that I haven't pursued that mission to the fullest. The only thing that keeps me frantically grooming is my acne. It will never go away... to think it is a teenage thing is ridiculous. My mother still gets acne. I started prescriptions in the 7th grade. I tried Retin-a, doxicycline, something else, something else. I don't take any right now, my last prescription made me throw up. I was afraid I'd throw up everyday for the sake of good skin. I don't want to make the Accutane commitment, it's a big commitment, my sister used it. So I use lots of foundation.

I started using Mary Kay foundation after I was confronted about my skin by my two grandmothers. One said "What's wrong with your skin! You need to see a doctor! Have you been taking your medication!" The other said, "Well, I see you have a few blemishes. I get those too, here come to my room and I'll give you some makeup to use." Well Mary Neil gave me Mary Kay and it covers well, without looking too thick, so I use it. I know Mary Kay takes pride in their customer service, but I never think about getting makeup until I'm out of it, so for me I would love it if it was sold at the nearest gas station, because I think calling a sales rep. is too much of a hassle. I'm sure though that I am not their typical customer and the fact is I only buy the foundation, so I'm sure their sales tactics have been working well with most of their clients.

Canoe Choices

Last Weekend 9/5/10 I went on a 7 mile canoe run. I never quite caught the brand of the canoe I rented or the brand of life jackets, but it doesn't matter, cause it was a rental. I didn't have a choice.

Here is what I did bring along.

Sperry Top Sider

Hellmans

Nalgene

Airlok

Nature's Own

French's

Great Value

Neutrogena

Cutter

Xhilaration

Old Navy

Mighty Fine

When I mentioned this post, jokingly my buddy suggested that I fill this blog with erotic fiction. This is what I have to say to him.

Hey, thanks for spreading Neutrogena on my back... but anyway... I know you think I'm Mighty Fine and you'd love some French's down the river, and eventually an Airlok on your Oscar Mayer, but uh...you know I find your friendship of Great Value and well....

WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME! IF YOU WANTED TO STEER, QUIT ROWING LIKE YOU'RE DRIVING Hellmann's CANOE!

Well, anyway... I do enjoy spending time with you here in Nature's Own, but I'm gonna have to break it to you... Ick... I don't want to make you a Cutter or anything... but you know how I still miss the Old Navy guy.

WOW! THOSE RAPIDS! Talk about some Xhilaration!

So... uh... I'm thirsty, where is my Nalgene bottle?

OH MY GOSH! WATCH THAT TREE! ARE YOU TRYING TO Sperry Top Sider US OVER!

More on the Body... Bath and Body Works

8/31/10

St. Ives

F.A.N.G

O'Malley

Gateway

Born

St. Johns Bay

Yummy Express

Chevrolet

Hewitt Packard

Facebook

Google

The Bookshelf

Bath and Body Works

... and more.

So out of all my brands I'm going to stick with the ones with "Body" in the name! Just kidding!

Really I was just wondering how I am using Bath and Body Works when...

I haven't been in a store in several years

When I do it's for a gift

A gift for when I have no idea

What do I get?

I have to get something nice

Well, everyone bathes!

Or...

What do we do?

There isn't much to do around here

Our town is lame

This mall is lame

I can't afford much anyway

OOOOoooo!! :) LOOK!!

WOW!

FUN!!

SMELLY!

I am using Bath and Body Works because I have an excess

Hordes of colorful bottles

Left over from teen birthday parties

Fruity scents call me back

To innocent Mall Rat days

Giggles and Glitter

Nail polish

When a bunch of girls

With nothing better to do

Danced out

Of Bath and Body Works

Every weekend

Whether we bought something

Or not

Very smelly

Overwhelmingly so

Wearing 15 different scents

My favorite is Cucumber Melon

I also like Lavender Vanilla sheet spray

Buy some for me... when you can't think of anything else...

And you are bored.